POST #100

Yup, not bluffing. I just checked, this truly is post #100!

And it also happens to fall on our INDEPENDENCE DAY. What a lucky coincidence. So what do I write about in this post? Should I keep it simple, just mention about this being post #100 and sign out or do I write about something else. Well something else it is.

Read on.

15^th august. A day we hoist flags, distribute sweets and watch new movies on tv. A day we celebrate to commemorate our independence from british rule(ya ya, you can find the exact words on Wikipedia. I know it by heart, I was helping out my 2 yr old cousin with his assignment at playschool a couple of days back. Note the point, PLAYSCHOOL! :O) But one thing that irks me is that everyone keeps complaining about india not being independent yet from corruption. Guys take some time to think over it. We don’t vote, the few of us who vote don’t care after our fingers have been marked and the rest try to discourage the few ppl who do care and try to contribute. So tell me, isn’t this all our fault? Don’t blame the politicians, we only have ourselves to blame. Try stopping at red lights, try to not get yourself out of a sticky situation by bribing, try not to buy yourself an engineering or medical seat, try paying your taxes properly and most important of all, learn to accept your mistakes. Only then will we have an independent nation.

Talk less. Work more.

Well as for me, india is the best. so what song do i post here? vande matram? jana gana mana? no no, i decided on something different. composed and sung by the maestro and performed by the man who immortalised red shirts, yellow pants and the concept of milking a cow on screen. here it is! :D

JAI HIND!

Sights and sounds of Mumbai

For the first time this academic year, i felt i was truly in great cricketing form, not because i was getting runs on the field but because i was staying away from college cos of my matches. This new year saw me travel left, right and centre. So after a successful tour of kerala, there i was on the Kingfisher flight to Mumbai as part of the SRM UNIVERSITY CRICKET TEAM. So two and half hours later, there we were on the bandra worli sea link, and believe me, it definitely was breathtaking.




As we travelled across the city, i realised how chennai and mumbai were generations apart. Malls, rolls royce and ducati showrooms, multiplexes, mumbai had it all. We were put up in marine drive and boy o boy were evenings fun.
Our hangout spot: the benches along the mumbai coastline opposite THE INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL. We would sit there for the next two hours, enjoying the cool breeze and watching the upper class of mumbai zoom across in their bmws and audis and hummers. One more thing i noticed was that mumbai was fitness conscious, people jogging and walking(accompanied by their imported pets of course) their way to health.




Dinner was usually at VIHAR, an eatery near THE CRICKET CLUB OF INDIA(CCI) premises that specialises in south indian food. The food there was outstanding, Mumbai's version of our very own RATNA CAFE is my honest opinion.


But unfortunately, our stay in Mumbai was cut short as we lost to PUNJABI UNIVERSITY in the quarterfinals. With just about 4 hours left to catch the train, we rushed off to FASHION STREET, mumbai's version of PONDY BAZAAR. Two hours of high pitched shouting, walk outs and fights(read shopping :P) later, off we went for a plate of pani puri(now that's one thing i would sacrifice anything for, even missing the train :D) and a quick dinner.

With much difficulty, we managed to reach the station on time. More trouble followed as we had booked our tickets through RAC. With only 3 confirmed seats for 6 of us, we did have trouble sleeping but as they say, all's well that ends well.

This tour to mumbai if not successful was definitely memorable. There's one more tour to GOA coming up in march. Will definitely keep u guys updated, until then,

adios!!!!!

P.S. none of the pictures used in this post are mine. i've just googled a few pics and added them, just to add colour to the post.